The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the

Options: flow tide and ebb tide in a river, movement of water vapour in the atmosphere, flow of water in the sea, movement of water in the water table

In pursuance with the recommendations of Narsimhan Committee, the RBI has framed new guidelines

Options: to govern entry of new private sector banks to make the banking sector more competitive, to reduce the freedom given to banks to rationalize their existing branch network, to setup more foreign exchange banks, to lend more easily for industrial development

Options: the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya, the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica, the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China, None of the above

If the RBI adopts an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will

Options: buy securities from non-government holders, sell securities in the open market, offer commercial banks more credit in the open market, openly announce to the market that it intends to expand credit

Options: started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, Pune, founded the servants of India Society, served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905, All of the above

Options: reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies, permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market, fixing the value of the currency in conjunction with the movement in the value of a basket of pre-determined currencies, fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the World Bank and major trading partners